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The Walls: Stonewalling, Silent Treatment, and Withdrawal

The Walls: Stonewalling, Silent Treatment, and Withdrawal is a course in When Love Hurts: Clarity, Boundaries & Healing. 10 lessons covering The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling; Flooding vs. Punishment: Why People Shut Down (and When It's a Weapon); The Silent Treatment as Control: Punishment Disguised as "Needing Space".

10 published lessons · Online learning · Part of Learn & Grow

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What this course covers

  1. The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling · 15 min
  2. Flooding vs. Punishment: Why People Shut Down (and When It's a Weapon) · 15 min
  3. The Silent Treatment as Control: Punishment Disguised as "Needing Space" · 15 min
  4. The Healthy Time-Out: What a Regulated Pause Actually Looks Like · 14 min
  5. What Stonewalling Does to the Person on the Other Side of the Wall · 14 min
  6. Contempt: The Single Biggest Predictor of a Dying Marriage · 15 min
  7. Responding Without Chasing: Holding Your Ground at the Wall · 14 min
  8. When Withdrawal Is Abuse and When It Isn't · 15 min
  9. Self-Soothing While You Wait: Staying Regulated When They Won't Engage · 14 min
  10. Module 4 Review: Walls, Doors, and the Difference · 15 min

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